Opinion: Can Democracy Succeed in Egypt?

6/14/2012 6:39PM

Editorial board member Matt Kaminski on an Egyptian court ruling that dissolves parliament and returns power to the military. Plus, a decision blocking a law barring Ahmed Shafiq from running for president.

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... Egypt's highest court ruled that much of the country's ... parliament was elected he legally ... which could leave military officials in charge of making lots ... joining us next from Cairo is editorial board member Matt Kaminski with the latest welcome that ... pretty addictive ... so that was the ruling knob I it's it's high Court unexpected aam ... of the court is full of more mobile bought some advisors is not ... it isn't surprising but not unexpected ... um and it is not ... a cricket that she did take it any around for a couple weeks ... everyone Youtube you will win today ... and ... here it is not really a military coup that the military to power ... and what that does it confirm that the military will continue to be in power ... no matter ... who wins the election the weekend ... picking the Muslim Brotherhood candidate and the change candidate ... Chesapeake ... which is ... probably the intention here ... how is the ruling being received by Egyptians map ... well I think the first to lose liked the confusion about what exactly mean we can hurt ... you in Korea are no record of this all the other until it had to ... did all the third of the heat that it claimed were ... um ... you know they've got they've been warned them on costs and Chile ... it's not clear if that happened to me that simply don't create the week to a new constitution ... if you're really messed me up to a sugar which is that ... with the Hauser told that they should have gone up so I think he was the copy Mubarak ... left office ... the demand isn't entirely intentional ... what is done excluding ... the military ... and the old establishment in the driver's computer ... to get them to keep winning elections but that will power remains with the military ... and was something she calls that he didn't ... know the thing you're off the heat ... on into the interior ministry's security service and ... they'll continue to be the case ... no matter who wins ... the day I kept watch the actually fit for the ... month of the that the candidate of the worst TV ... and they were caught for going to boycott the election and ... we're gonna go ahead with the election in ... order to grow in order to get the revolution would not going to give up that we can do to push the military out ... I did that could be very hard for them to ... and um ... it's good to go to be very close to continue on the five best way forward they must economy if ... the news so I wanted ask I wanted ask about that Muslim Brotherhood reaction that because this was ... in effect and and and and anti Muslim Brotherhood ruling ... by the Court rocks ... it was in the data may be affected the most by this rule ... yet because of record that along with the Kalydeco could go even harder for them is ... one of three quarters of the key to this Parliament ... she had no power ... because the military never bothered to give it a ... the one that you can generate the most that but but but the lot lot of support ... not completely QR code in the provincial elections ... on the fourth round two weeks ago ... and their support has been waiting for cheap they were worried that ... the department would be to tell you that they don't actually won that election again ... um ... that ... that is coming to Washington that beat the butter for shows in ... you we've all talked about how awful it will organize the Muslim Brotherhood is ... actually in wheel I work for him to Egypt today ... like hello ... of people hero to enable the little ... room to maneuver ... to help people into the street ... you are the young consumers who ... you know bog down helping gone a whole Mubarak ... tough to beat all those ... all ... the ... you know they were never had a muffin but good ... the nurse or support him ... falling ... production a very difficult position ... even if they win the president to which I think doubt there is looking um ... the fifty fifty possibility ... okay okay well thank you for the FDA now will have to leave it there ... the key to this ... a winner take a quick break and we will be right back